Full Description
A historical review of ideas about drowsiness, sleep, and the EEG is followed by a broad-based review of the EEG in drowsiness. Here each EEG pattern is discussed using findings in normal subjects and comparing these to data from the wider EEG literature, allowing for smooth reading and ease of comprehension. More detailed analyses are presented separately for reference use and for comparison and contrast in difficult cases.
Contents
Contents: Drowsiness in the Adult EEG: Definition of Drowsiness; Eye Movements and Drowsiness; EEG Patterns in Drowsiness; Subjects Without Awake Alpha; Overlapped Awake and Drowsy Features; Paroxysmal Patterns; Differences in Drowsy/Awake Patterns; Discussion/Overview of the EEG Drowsy Transition; Utility of Classification System; Significance for EEG Interpretation; Significance for Diagnosis; A Drowsiness Data Base: Methods; Definitions and Classification System; EEG Awake; Ocular Movements and Drowsiness; Subjects with Awake Posterior Alpha; Subjects with Alpha Variants; Subjects Without Alpha; Sequencing of Drowsy States; Differences in Drowsy/Awake Patterns Related to Gender, Age, and Degree of Sleepiness. Discussion/Overview of the EEG Drowsy Transition.
